Surely the crown jewel of the 2011 Boston Early Music Festival was the opera production of “Niobe, Regina di Tebe (Niobe, Queen of Thebes)” by Agostino Steffani (1654-1728). This four-hour Baroque opera was absolutely fantastic in every possible way — the music, EVERY SINGLE singer, the period orchestra, the costumes, the sets, the acting, the… Read More The crown jewel